Friday Night Drive Around Town

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What do you do on a Friday night when you're stuck at home with a crabby toddler and no money? You go out driving around, that's what! We went out and ended up driving around the Bouldin Creek area of South Austin, in the heart of "Bubba Land" as my Uncle says it's called down there. I really like the funky houses nestled in throughout the greenbelt creek and small hills of this neighborhood. It would have been a top choice for new residence except it slid a bit on the desirable scale because of the commute time from north Austin where Nox works.



I wanted to stop and watch the famous bats (on my list of things-to-do) coming up from under the Congress St. bridge as we crossed back over Ladybird Lake into downtown just before sunset, but Nox was on a mission to find some funky old decrepit properties in need of rescue - so we continued on around the Red River and Rainey St. corner of downtown. This little pocket of old houses is odd. Most of them are being bought up and turned into trendy little cafes and bars, but some are still run down and privately owned houses. Nox found an abandoned / boarded up old four square type house that looks like it might have been apartments at one time. That's the kind of weird places he likes to live in, haha!

We ventured east across I-35 and then Nox spotted a giant corrugated steel fence that ended up being the security fence for Austin Pipe & Supply Co., a scrap metal salvage yard on 5th st. He was in love! (no, I don't think you can live in the scrap yard honey)... ;)

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Finally we ended up at East Side Drive In, a strange little plot of land a block or two away near the rail yard that had been turned into a trailer eatery... these are popular little hodgepodge spots that sprout up around Austin. And yes, this one has a funny drive-in theater (large projection screen mounted on an old school bus).

Nox gives the fish and chips a thumbs up

We ate Fish and Chips, done authentic English-style wrapped in paper with lots of vinegar!

The "Pig Vicious" trailer nearby held bragging rights to a menu of odd sandwiches, everything overloaded with BACON!

Gimme more dreamsicle float!

Maximus had a pretty good time, despite doing a complete face-plant in the dirt while running around. His favorite thing was an orange Fanta dreamsicle float!

It was a great Friday night date with my two favorite men. <3